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Even the famous WASP and racist director D. W. Griffith made a sentimental film about a young seamstress in the Lower East Side who struggles with the death of her mother.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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Bondarchuk was inspired by the epic tradition that D. W. Griffith began but also by the experimental films of 1920s Moscow and 1960s New York.
Norman MacAfee: Thinking About War and Peace Norman MacAfee 2011
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While Martin's reputation as an artist often suffered due to plagiarism by cheap diorama makers early forerunners of cinemas, his art has inspired modern visionaries ranging from D. W. Griffith to Ray Harryhausen.
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Bondarchuk was inspired by the epic tradition that D. W. Griffith began but also by the experimental films of 1920s Moscow and 1960s New York.
Norman MacAfee: Thinking About War and Peace Norman MacAfee 2011
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Bondarchuk was inspired by the epic tradition that D. W. Griffith began but also by the experimental films of 1920s Moscow and 1960s New York.
Norman MacAfee: Thinking About War and Peace Norman MacAfee 2011
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Bondarchuk was inspired by the epic tradition that D. W. Griffith began but also by the experimental films of 1920s Moscow and 1960s New York.
Norman MacAfee: Thinking About War and Peace Norman MacAfee 2011
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On July 27, 1948, DeMille had attended the funeral of the largely forgotten, alcoholic D. W. Griffith.
Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010
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The only other actor of note in the cast was Claire McDowell, who would play a lot of parts for D. W. Griffith.
Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010
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He paid generous and eloquent tribute to D. W. Griffith, said that he thought The Birth of a Nation, Broken Blossoms, and Orphans of the Storm were his best pictures, then noted that he also liked the early one- and two-reelers, including The Battle at Elderbush Gulch—I ran it not long ago.
Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010
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Anyone that ever worked with D. W. Griffith . . . seemed to have the stamp of their director on them—they all more or less had traces of mannerisms.
Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010
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